CVE-2001-1119 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the cda component of xmcd versions 3.0.2 and 2.6, specifically impacting SuSE Linux. An attacker can exploit this flaw through a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.2 (MEDIUM), indicating a local attack vector with high complexity, but potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ti_kan:xmcd:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ti_kan:xmcd:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ti_kan:xmcd:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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